The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

Since they've taken action in Shandong ahead of schedule, Long Fei is also preparing to accelerate the process in the three northeastern provinces.

Long Fei ordered that while strengthening control over Hebei, the military expansion should continue.

Currently, the Dragon Flame Legion needs to hold its ground in eastern Shanxi and Hebei.

Once Shandong and Liaoning are liberated, they will have control over numerous seaports, and the next step will be to plan an attack on the Japanese mainland.

After Zhou Weiguo led his troops to Shandong, Long Fei arrived in Zhangjiakou by helicopter.

He was going to entrust Chu Yunfei with a secret mission.

Chu Yunfei originally thought he would have to wait until the intensive training for ten days was over before he could see Long Fei.

Chu Yunfei was pleasantly surprised to see Long Fei appear before him ahead of time.

"Commander, what brings you here?"

Long Fei smiled and nodded: "I came to see how your training is going, and there's something else I want to tell you."

Chu Yunfei hurriedly reported, "Reporting to the Legion Commander, my troops have had very strict training before, so their foundation is quite good."

"After these few days of intensive training, our combat effectiveness has definitely improved significantly."

Long Fei listened to Chu Yunfei's introduction while watching his subordinates train.

Suddenly, Long Fei noticed that Chu Yunfei's adjutant, Sun Ming, was practicing martial arts nearby.

A thought immediately flashed through Long Fei's mind, and he said with a playful tone.

"Your adjutant seems to be quite skilled. How about I have my bodyguard spar with him?"

Chu Yunfei was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement and shouted loudly.

"Major Sun Ming, come here for a moment."

Upon hearing this, Long Fei exclaimed, "Oh... you used to be a captain, and now you've been promoted to major."

Upon hearing Chu Yunfei's call, Sun Ming quickly ran over.

"Reporting to the commander, Sun Ming has arrived."

Chu Yunfei's expression changed, and he was about to say something to remind him, but Sun Ming reacted very quickly. Seeing Chu Yunfei's face darken, he immediately added another sentence.

"Commander, welcome to our inspection."

Long Fei smiled and patted Sun Ming on the shoulder, thinking to himself, "This kid is indeed worthy of having attended military academy; he's quick-witted and clever enough."

"Major Sun Ming, I see you're quite skilled. You must have trained with a master."

"Reporting to the Legion Commander, I have been practicing martial arts with my father since I was a child, so I have some basic skills."

Sun Ming spoke very modestly, and Long Fei greatly admired his low-key and reserved personality.

"Major Sun Ming, my bodyguard also trained in martial arts at the Shaolin Temple. I'd like you two to have a friendly spar, what do you say?"

Sun Ming looked at the monk standing next to Long Fei, who was already rubbing his hands together, eager to try, and then turned to look at Chu Yunfei.

"Don't look at me, I must obey the legion commander's orders."

Sun Ming immediately understood Chu Yunfei's meaning and nodded in agreement.

"Alright, the legion commander wants us to spar, so let's have a spar, since we're all martial arts practitioners."

Long Fei turned to look at the monk, who responded impatiently.

"Commander, I'm off then."

After saying that, the monk took off his sidearm and tactical vest and strode forward.

"Wait a minute, you're just sparring, so don't go all out. Also, I won't let you spar for nothing. If you can't decide a winner after fifty moves, you'll be promoted to lieutenant colonel. If you're still evenly matched after a hundred moves, you'll both be promoted to colonel."

After the monk became Long Fei's bodyguard, his military rank was only second lieutenant. Although it was possible to promote the monk's rank, it was just a matter of Long Fei saying a word.

However, this seems unfair, but Long Fei dotes on the monk very much.

Long Fei was able to travel through time, save the monk's life, and keep him by his side as a bodyguard, all because he wanted to protect the monk.

However, this would not necessarily mean the monk's safety, but it would also mean he would lose many opportunities to earn merit, receive awards, and be promoted in the military.

So, just now, Long Fei suddenly had a brilliant idea and decided to use this method to promote the monk to a higher military rank.

In this way, even if others are dissatisfied, they can't say anything, since the monk earned the reward through his own abilities.

Now, not only were Sun Ming and the monk overjoyed, but the officers and soldiers of the Jin-Sui Army around them also flocked to watch the spectacle when they heard about the martial arts competition and the promotion of military ranks.

Long Fei didn't stop him; he felt it would be better to have more witnesses.

After exchanging clasped hands in greeting, the monk and Sun Ming began to spar back and forth.

Long Fei used to watch the TV series "Bright Sword" and only saw Sun Ming piercing sandbags with his fingers.

Unexpectedly, after the two sides fought today, Long Fei discovered that Sun Ming's kung fu was actually quite good.

Even if Long Fei went up, he couldn't do anything to these two.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh... thump thump thump..."

Before long, the two had exchanged more than fifty blows.

The two fighters' spectacular battle captivated everyone who watched, leaving them thoroughly entertained and talking about it.

After a while, the two had exchanged over a hundred moves, but it was clear that they were evenly matched and the outcome was still uncertain.

Before the fight, Sun Ming and the monk were both unwilling to admit defeat to each other, but after this battle...

They gained a new understanding of each other, and their initial mutual dissatisfaction transformed into mutual appreciation.

Seeing that the two sides had exchanged more than 150 blows, Long Fei called for a halt.

"Alright, let's end our sparring here for today. You two are evenly matched, neither of you is superior, you are both experts."

As soon as Long Fei gave the order, the monk and Sun Ming immediately stopped fighting and walked up to Long Fei together.

Long Fei looked at the two men and announced loudly, "I keep my word. I hereby declare that from this moment on, both of you will be promoted to the rank of colonel."

"Thank you... Commander..."

The monk and Sun Ming smiled sincerely and saluted to express their gratitude.

The surrounding officers and soldiers immediately applauded and cheered.

"Great, I didn't expect fighting could level you up."

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. Is this a fight? This is called sparring. All you ever do is fight."

"This is too easy. One fight and you get promoted two ranks."

"Bullshit, do you think it's easy? If you went up there, I guarantee you wouldn't last three rounds against them."

"Sigh, I really regret not practicing martial arts properly back then, otherwise I could have advanced two levels today."

Long Fei then announced to everyone, "Don't be envious. In my Longyan Legion, whether you are an officer or a soldier, as long as you train hard and kill the Japanese devils with all your heart, you can be commended and promoted."

After saying that, Long Fei waved to Chu Yunfei, and together they walked towards his temporary division headquarters.

After entering the division headquarters, Long Fei asked Chu Yunfei to find a private room, as he had a secret and important mission to give him.

"General Chu..."

"Commander, don't call me general. Didn't you say that after joining the Dragon Flame Legion, my division-level organization would temporarily become a regiment?"

Long Fei chuckled: "The situation has changed. You should keep your division-level status. As for which unit you'll be assigned to, we'll discuss that after you've completed this mission."

"Yes, I will follow the commander's orders. Now can you tell me what mission we are to carry out?"

Long Fei took out a map he always carried with him and spread it out on the table.

Chu Yunfei stared intently at it and saw that it was a map of the three northeastern provinces.

"Hiss... Commander, do you want us to go beyond the Great Wall?"

Long Fei nodded slightly and began to explain the map.

"Now that the entire Hebei region has been liberated, the Longyan Legion can march out of the pass and eliminate the Japanese Kwantung Army entrenched here."